Uchiha Tatsumi walked silently, reflecting on the shortcomings of the battle just now.
Suddenly, a mechanical prompt echoed in his mind:
"Congratulations to the host for defeating the Uchiha Trio. First official victory in the ninja world! Reward: 1,500 Ninja Points."
His system interface updated.
Current Ninja Points: 4,390.
"So beating people gives points…" Tatsumi's eyes lit up. He could almost see the metaphorical credit card of success swiping into his hand—ah no, scratch that. It was the road to glory.
"Which means…"
A wide grin spread across his face.
The idea hit him hard—go back and beat up those three again! Free points!
Those poor fools. In his mind, they were no longer people. They were flashing, walking, talking bundles of experience—stepping stones on his way to a cute, obedient waifu.
"Prepare to receive the caress of my iron fist."
Just as he was about to run back laughing like a lunatic, the system coldly shut down his fantasy.
"System Limitation: The same opponent can only yield points once within a short timeframe."
"…You mean if I go back and beat them again, I won't get any points?"
"Correct."
"…System, you treacherous rat!"
Tatsumi's face twitched. "Okay then… how long is 'short timeframe'? One day? Two?"
"You may earn points again once the opponent has increased in strength."
"…So if they stay weak forever, I can never farm them again?"
"Correct."
"Damn it. So now I'm supposed to go beat other kids instead?!"
"Suggestion acknowledged."
"You're leading me straight to juvenile prison, you shady machine!"
But the situation was what it was. Tatsumi sighed like a man who had just accepted a tragic destiny. For the sake of his ninja points, he would walk the cursed path—the road of child combat.
"If you want to blame someone, blame this system," he muttered.
He reached the back of the woods and began training.
It was basic but effective: push-ups, stake-kicking, core strengthening. At his age, these methods were practical. Just like Might Guy, who was trained rigorously in taijutsu through pure hard work.
"One thousand push-ups… five hundred kicks…"
As he trained, the system chimed in his ear:
"900 push-ups completed. +7 Ninja Points."
"500 kicks completed. +4 Ninja Points."
Several hours passed. Tatsumi's clothes were soaked through with sweat.
Current Ninja Points: 4,410.
Time for a break. He pulled out his cold bento—though calling it a bento was generous.
One bite in: "Ugh. This is awful."
Cooking wasn't his strength. He could prepare decent Chinese-style food, but the ingredients here were limited, and Japanese cuisine was never his thing.
He sighed. How had he survived all these years on basically salt and boiled rice?
No—licked salt and rice, to be more precise.
Clearly, he was missing one key ingredient in life: a girl who could cook.
He waved off the grievance like a true single man and opened his system interface.
With 4,410 points now in hand, it was time to invest.
Taijutsu (Body Techniques) was already at Level 3. To level it up further would cost 2,000 points. But while he eventually needed Level 8 before graduation, grinding points daily by fighting classmates made that manageable.
Still, if he wanted to dominate the academy long-term, he needed to round out his skill set. Rope Tree (Senju Nawaki) was a brute with insane potential, and Minato Namikaze was quietly rising through the ranks as a prodigy. Tatsumi needed to be versatile—no weak points.
And if he wanted to beat up others without getting beat up himself, he had to be ahead in everything.
Right now, he was a big shot in taijutsu. But taijutsu alone could be countered. Ninjutsu and genjutsu were much more common in elite ninja battles.
Even Guy-sensei, the god of kicks, only reached his legendary status because of the Eight Gates. Without them, he struggled against the likes of Kisame, even when using clever transformation tricks.
And in the earlier fight, if Tatsumi had mastered shurikenjutsu like Uchiha Itachi—who could curve shuriken with impossible precision—he wouldn't even need to charge in. Just flick his wrists, and problem solved.
Stylish. Elegant. No sweat.
If he had strong genjutsu? He could've taken out all three with just a few words and a finger snap.
As the (future) father of Shisui, who was known for having the most powerful genjutsu aside from the Mangekyō types, Uchiha Tatsumi figured he should at least put in some work in that department.
Even without the Sharingan, the Uchiha clan had powerful genjutsu and throwing techniques as part of their legacy—these were well within his reach. And his father, Uchiha Kagami, had left behind many scrolls.
So he spent his points accordingly:
1,000 on Shurikenjutsu → Level 3
1,600 on Genjutsu → Level 3
600 on Ninjutsu → Level 2
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[System Interface]
Host: Uchiha Tatsumi
Village: Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Age: 5
Status: Top Student at the Ninja Academy
Chakra Control: Lv. 2 (0/1000)
Taijutsu (Body Techniques): Lv. 3 (0/2000)
Shurikenjutsu: Lv. 3 (0/2000)
Hand Seals (Jutsu Weaving): Lv. 2 (0/1000)
Ninjutsu: Lv. 2 (0/1000)
Genjutsu: Lv. 3 (0/2000)
Wind Release: Lv. 0 (0/100)
Fire Release: Lv. 0 (0/100)
Lightning Release: Lv. 0 (0/100)
Water Release: Lv. 0 (0/100)
Earth Release: Lv. 0 (0/100)
Yin Release: Lv. 0 (0/100)
Yang Release: Lv. 0 (0/100)
Remaining Ninja Points: 1,210